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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-17
1iebtninp in the ROCKY mountains,


The curious case of g. S. Edwards, who
was struck by lightning while crossing Iron
hill, at Leadville, Colo, ON July 4, is attract
ing considerable interest among scientific
men. After the flash, Mr.. Edwards remained
unconscious for fifteen minutes before receiv-
ing assistance The lightning struck him on
the left cheek, and after knocking out num-
Der of his teeth passed diagonally across the
breast to the right side. 1t then descended
the body to the foot, emerging from the right
boot It passed entirely through the foot,
leaving hole similar to that made by a bull
let The clothing was torn into fragments,
PARTICLES being found a distance of 200 feet.
Both of the boots were entirely destroyed,
Had one of them carried sixty feet away.
The ground where the man was standing
was torn up for considerable distance. The
course of the electric current along the body
was marked by black and red streak one
and a half inches wide. The worst effect of
the streak seems to have been on the lungs.
A severe hemorrhage was produced, by which
q quart of blood was lost. In addition to
these injuries, the surface of the body was
almost covered with blisters, the result of
ugly burns This, we believe, is the first au-
thentic record of person being injured by
lightning at an elevation of $500 feet 1t is
remarkable such severe internal injuries were
not followed by misunderstanding American.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-17
PACIFIC Island Notes.

1t is announced that Bougainville,
Choiseiul and Isabel, the three principal
islands in the Solomon group, have been
annexed by Germany
The Agents General OF the Australian
colony are in favor of the creation of
some form of joint jurisdiction over the
islands of the Pacific by the Powers in
terested, for purposes of police and the
securing of titles to land.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-17
THE ROADS.

Were 1T not that we might be accused OF
taking undue advantage of the weather,
we would again enlarge upon the very
wretched condition of the roads around
the city. 1t is not expected that extern
sive repairs would be undertaken during
broken and tempestuous weather such
as we have recently had, but something
certainly might have been accomplished
during the intervening dry spells. The
feasibility of this has been overlooked,
however, and we write to remind
the Road Supervisor of the fact. We
trust also that some discretion may be
exercised in any repairs that may be at
tempted, and that metal or dirt may not
be dumped on the ground at random,
and left to find its own level by the
pressure of passing carriage wheels.
This was the regular. method adopted in
times past, but it is one that should GER
tainly be changed Nevertheless, very
little permanent good can be done With
out supply OF hard rock for surface
dressing. This involves considerable
expenditure, and is therefore matter
to be determined by the Minister of the
Interior, who will necessarily be guided
by the Appropriation act. But as the
road tax is comi~.s In all the time, action
OF some Fi4ld cannot be long delayed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-17
Volunteer Boys of No. 1.

AT meeting of the volunteer boys of
Engine Company No. the following
were elected officers for the ensuing
term; Foreman, John Wilson; Assistant
Foreman, Nj. Lancaster; Secretary, W.
Bruins; treasurer, w. Savidge. There
are already twenty names on the roll
The foreman, johnny Wilson, is a son
OF the Chief Engineer and regular
"chip of the old block" Under his
direction the company will make a
record.
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DR. Douglas. Gen. Grants Physician.

In a flying visit to New York the other day
saw Dr. Douglas, Gen. Grants physician.
The doctor has not fully recovered from the
great physical and mental strain imposed
upon him by his constant attention during
the whole of the last nine months of Grants
Hfe> The doctors hands shake still as if they
We're palsied But his general look IS one OF
great gain Several months ago catarrhal
trouble Resulted in his stomach becoming
poisoned with mucus that had been beyond
the power on expectoration. He overcame
the difficulty by introducing rubber tube in
to his throat and the passage below. Through
ibis tube he would pass warm water so as to
cleanse out the salimentary canal and stomach
before eating BY this process he has regained
lost flesh, and TO degree his lost health
Wash!extRp JAtt%-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-17
without a Passport

A Portuguese named Fernandez was
arrested on Saturday for attempting to
leave the Kingdom without passport.
He came from Waianae, and it is said
that he intended leaving by the Martha
Davis for Hongkong. Officer Hopkins
made the arrest.
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Police COI,rI.
BEFORE POLICE JUSTICE DAYTON.
SATURDAY, January 18th

OhDhI JdHudTV IOIl.
All Fat, Ian Shing and All Hoon,
three alleged gamblers from the Smith
street den, were brought up and re-
manded till Monday. Messrs. Ashford
& Ashford for the defense.
Kelii and All You were charged on
remand with ARRAY. The native was
fined 81 and costs, and the Chinaman
was reprimanded and discharged.
Manuel Perry, charged on remand
with HOUSEKEEPING, was further re-
manded till Tuesday.
All Pack and All Tin, the two alleged
opium smokers caught on Hotel street
Friday night; pleaded not guilty, and
were remanded till the 10Th ms tant.
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Supreme COurt-January Term.
BEFORE JUDD. G. J.
SATuRnAY Ian

Kaahu VS.. All Nee ct al, ejectment.
Mr.. G. W. Ashford for plaintiff, Hon.
Paul Neumann for defendant. The case
again occupied the Court all day on Sat
day, evidence being heard before the
mixed Jury.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-01-17

Tom Cannon, the wrestler, who went
through to the Colonies on the Alameda,
has won his first match. 1t was with Prof.
VIM. Miller, whom he defeated easily. He
is now matched to wrestle with an Italian
named Saliva.
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The Coming Sheep,

Our Country Home.
The New Workers waking up to the idea
that we should have more American breeds of
sheep. Some of the best breeders of the merinos
are going to try to establish breed of mutton
merinos.
A Mr.. Markham. Rochester, n. Y, has in his
several full-b bred French merinos from the
famous flocks of the French government They
sent here to sell. They much larger
than any American merinos; have larger legs
and bigger heads; the wool is rot as fine They
do not have any wrinkles or folds. except it may
be a dewlap. These sheep have a value to cross
the American merinos, to increase the size of
the latter They have been bred in France for
a century for size of body and length of staple.
Fine wool-that is. exceedingly fine wool-never
grows on a large body. The wool may be long
and wavy or it may be well crimped but fineness
of staple is arrayed against n large fleece.
1t is possible to have thick fleece on
large carcass by iudicious mingng of blood.
such the merino and Oxforddown. The lat
ter produce wool long enough for combing and
a thicker fleece than the larger coarse wools and
when crossed on the merinos the fleece is long and
exceedingly compact. A good sheep can be made
by this line of crossing, with measure of blood,
one fourth merino and three fourths Oxford.
The face and legs are brown and the head clear,
with only prominent tuft over the eyes.
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Der. 6 81 a .05c; October Z04 . 09c; November,
6.94c: city steam, 6 SOC.
Butter firm and demand fair; Western. 10 a
lie; Western creamery, 10 a ~. Cheese d1ll and
easier; Western, u a 9se.
CHICAGO June 16--The range of prices in
wheat TO day very fair indication of the
business done The range was narrow, and the
business extremely light Most of the firms on
Change refusing business, owing to the
muddled state into which their accounts have
heen thrown by the wild fluctuations and numer-
Gus failures of the last few days. Several con-
sentative concerns declared that no more orders
would be executed by them until their books and
accounts had been Strengthened out Confidence
has not, yet, been restored, though it is
thought the worst is over, and that new failures
are imminent; but one occurred to-day, though
several were crowded quite hard, and it was ex-
pected that they would be forced to the wall.
The oft repeated promise of Kershaw & Co.,
that funds would De forthcoming, were again
renewed to-day. but they fell with no
effect on the ears OK the crowd
They had been fed upon promises too
long already. July wheat opened at 73c. which
was &c higher than the close yesterday. For the
whole of the morning session the price fiuctuated
between 72sc and 73sc, and after the first furry
of the morning was very ouiet June wheat,
which was another of the months which have
been under such heavy FIRE, started in I'M
changed at Tie and sold as high as If and as
low as Tie during the morning. The trade In 1t
also light. At time after the first half
hour around the opening was the wheat pit COM
fortably filed. July closed at 73c and June at
Tile. Corn was quiet deal from first to last,
but az in wheat there some show of return
ing confidence. July corn opened at 37a a Bite.
against a close last night of SIC, and by 1890 it
was selling at 37sc For the greater part of the
session July was between BIC and 37ec, and the
strength, as in wheat, came toward the close
of the morning The announcement of John j.
Bryants failure caused a little weakness in both
wheat and corn, but it was only temporary.
July closed at 31s 037ac. In the speculative
market for oats considerable strength was
shown. New crop deliveries were strengthened,
probably by reports of dry weather. and under
fair demand. with light offerings. there
about &c advance. Cash and near futures were
also firmer. but for these the Improvement
not marked. July opened at 25sc and closed
at 26sc. Provisions were only moderately active
The course of lard and ribs was about the same
as In corn. July lard started at G. SOC, and sold
down to 6 45c and back TO 650c, closing at
652Ic. July ribs opened at 7.374c. sold down to
730c, and back again to 7.374c and closed at
7.52lc. The leading futures ranged as follows
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-17
The Cut-Worms.
American Aericuiturist.

American Agricuiturist-
We are so generally asked about ''the cut
worm" that it is evidently the popular idea that
there is but one insect deserving that name
while in fact there are half dozen more, all
larvae of different species of moths. Practically
they mi ght be regarded one, did not some of
them ascend trees, shrubs and other plants in
their destructive work, while most of them con-
fine their operations to the surface, and work
their mischief by cutting off young and tender
plants even with the ground. Their work is
done at night, and daylight approaches
they hide themselves in holes in the ground.
Cabbage. when first set out, and lettuce and
other plants of the garden, up to squashes and
other plants of the farm, attacked by them
Growing muskmelons and watermeons for
Northern markets is now important indus
try in the Southern States, especially within
easy reach of the shipping ports, some hundreds
of acres being occupied by watermelonS alone.
The grower of melons. as we'll as of cabbages,
etc finds that his greatest obstacle to success is
in the attack of cut-worms Various devices
have been proposed to ward off their attacks,
but among these none appear to be SO SEN
sible effective that devised by
Dr. A Oemler author of Truck Farming for
the South" DIR. Oemler kills off the cut-worms
before the plants appear. Upon his water
melon fields he sets poison traps at about fifteen
feet apart each way. These traps" cab
bage turnip leaves which have been moist
ened on the concave side, and then busted with
mixture of paris green with twenty parts of
flour These leaves placed over the field.
poisoned side down. at the distances above
stated, before the plants appear What followsl
The Doctor facetiously says: 1.-TWO such appli-
cations, partic ularly in cloudy weather. in
tervals of three four days, will suffice to
selves, which they generally do with perfect
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How to Grow Fodder Corn.

Live Stock journal.
1t has become a common practice among our
farmers grow fodder with which to exc
cut their pastures when the dry weather strikes
them in summer The term fodder corn'is
used, by common consent, to designate corn
grown specially for fodder, either for soiliEg or
for curing for winter feed. We wish to say
few words about the best method of growing
fodder The custom used to be to sow IL
very thick, to make the stalks grow slender.
under the impression that they would be better
reiished by stock than the coarse stalks OF the
full-Rrown corn. Many still continue to sow
fodder corn in this way; but it is great mistake
When thickly grown it is out little else than
the crude fibre and water, containing
very small percentage of nutriment.
For soiling, for curing for ensilsge, it is bet
ter grow fodder corn not more than twice
thickIy grow field corn. Planted in drills,
dropping the kernels four to six inches apart,
with the rows three and half four feet
apart or planted in hills eighteen inches apart,
with three four kernels in the hill. the rows
far apart we have just indicated will give
much better results than planting more closely.
We must let in the air and sunshine in order to
develop the gums, starches and sugar, which
give the stalks their nutritive value. Cultivat
ing and stirring the soil help fodder corn just
much as they do field crops. For early feeding
it best to plant early, as to give the corn a
chance to reach full maturity before being cut
and fed, otherwise disposed Of Do not allow
the to harden or the stalks to ripen, but to
reach the ereen-corn stage of the This is
the time when it is in the best condition and the
most valuable for food.
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The Jobbfng Trade.
Canned GOODS.


Peaches-standard. 3pound. S1.7002; 3pound
seconds. 81 40 Q1.50; 2-pound standard. 81 200
100. Corn-Revere $I.25 0I.3o: Mcsiurray
81. 2501.3 so; Yarmouth. 81 80 a l. 40 Miscelane
ous-Blackberries 2pound, 75Ds0c: raspberres,
2pound 81. 1901 90; pineapple standard. pound,
$1.4o02.5O; seconds. 2pound. 81. 10 1-20; cove
oysters. 1-pound: full.weight 9oc 0$l; light, 650
zoe; 2-pound. full S1.7OO1So light, soc 0Sl;
string beans, $50 soc; Lima beans 81 35 a 80;
peas, marrowfat zoe 0S1 %; small, 81 40; loo
sters 81 % az. 10 red cherries 81 05 20 goose
berries so a 90c: strawberries $1.1001.2O.
coal AND COKE
Block S;s. % p ton. Mnshall, So % y ton: Jack
SON. 1915 p ton: Pittsburg. 81 p ton; Raymond
City. 81 " tom Winifrede 81 ~ ton Campbell
Creek 81 y ton: Hooking S3 70 ~ ton; Island City.
So p ton; Highland $27o p ton; Piedmont and
Blossburg. So y ton; Duggar Peacock) lump, IS "
ton; nut 81 80 y ton; chestnut No. and stove
thracite 81 y ton: and CRATE anthracite. SO. 70
y ton: gas coke Pc y bu So p load; crushed coke
13c y bu, So. % ~ load. All soft coal. nut size
SOC y tom less than the above prices the
quality of lump coal
DRUGS.
Alcohol So. O5 ~. 10: asafcetida, 20025c alum,
4d5c. camphor 80 a SIC; cochneal so 955c; choro-
form, 45 SOC: copperas brs, 80 03. 90 cream
tar pure 40142c; indigo. soc isl; hcorice. Calab..
genuine 30 04oc; magnesia. csro.. 2-oz. 70 035c.
morphine. z. s. w. y SIS. 10 o3 So madden II
O14c; OIL castor, = gal, 81 500 i60 oil bergamot,
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Firming the Seed Bed.

Maryland Letter in Country Gentleman.
Last fall was a very dry season for planting
wheat. cultured gentleman from Virginia. in
conversiDg with me on the subject of rolling after
planting, aud who was prepossessed in its
favor previous to this season and before thinking
over the matter fully, told of a fact
which came under his observation last
fall that convinced him and a friend
most thoroughly of the very great advantage in
the of the roller after seeding. He in
Virginia, and while visiting this friend. asked
him how his wheat looked this time
after the wheat had been seeded). The reply
was, it had not come up. The question WAS then
asked: Was it rolled after ,,lantingF Not at
all was the reply; do not believe in rolling af-
ter planting Why notP was asked Well l don't
believe in it The two friends then walked out
to the field whore the wheat seeded and on
reaching 1T they observed green spots at inter
walls These green spots examined and
found be a uniform growth of wheat. and the
space they occupied was the exact footprint
wnere the proprietor walked over the field i'm
mediately after seeding. 1t was only in those
prints that any wheat had made its appearance
in the field'
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The Special Features of the Journal Are Of
Great Value.

The decisions of the Supreme and local courts
carefully reviewed by special reporters. and viii be
accurate and comprehensive. No attorney afford
to be without these reports in other way he
keep so fully informed and abreast of the times.
In addition to its features, the Journal enjoys
the services of of the best known writers tina
literary field, among them many of the favorite
tributors to the leading magazines of the country,
who will furnish regular articles The increase in
space viii permit the DAILY JOURNAL to pay more
attention to its miscellany and selected Ieading thar
This will oe appreciated by the large class OF
readers who interested in other matters than
merely the and political discussions Of
the day.
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MONEY, BONDS AND STOCKS.

A More Confident Feeling and a Firm to
strong Market During the Day
NEW YORK, June 16.-Money call was
easy at 81 a per cent, closing offered at per
cent
Prime mercantile paper, 5d 6 per cent
Sterling exchange was dull and heavy at
81 81 for sixty-day bills. and "a s53 for de-
mand.
The total sales Of stocks to-day were 243, 73s
shares, including tho following: Delaware.
Lackawanna e. Western, A. 100; Erie, 7,775; Kan
sas g. Texas. 3415; Lake Shore 1925 Louisville
g. Nashville, 16450; Missouri Pacific, 4,547;
Northwestern. 800: New Jersey Central. g.
O7O; Pacific Mail. s,156; Reading, 56.275; st.
Paul. q. 920; 81. Paul g. Omaha. $3.50; Texas
Pacific 1856; Union Pacific, 7,460; Western
Union 20. $50; Wheeling g. Lake Erie, 4,51O
number of causes conspired. this morning.
to create a more confident feeling in stocks, and
the market firm strong almost the entire
day. a few slight set backs being oceasioned by
the efforts of tbs various room traders The
decision of the Interstate commerce Commits
sion had u materially reassuriug effect, and the
adyices from Chicago showed that things at that
center were in "a more hopeful state. There W ere
numerous points a1oat in regard to Western
Union, the tenor of most of them being that the
opposition 70 it was shortly to De removed. The
increased supply of bills of different kinds
caused another drop in sterling exchange rates
and considerable talk was heard from hnanciers
of i'm ports Of gold in the future London
free buyer, which encouraged the local
operators 10 cover their short" contracts The
entire list participated in the advances made al
though the fluctuations in all but few stocks
narrow. The interstate-commeree decision
construed particularly favorable to the
Southern roads. and Louisville d Nash
vile a gamer thereby The opening
firm to strong at advances over
last evenings final figures extending to PEI
cent. There some irregularity in the early
trading. but the market was only fairly steady
until toward noon. when, under the lead of the
coalers, the entire market advanced. The busi
showed gradual falling off, but prices con-
tinued to appreciate until after 1 P. NJ, when a
sageing tendency developed. The close,
however steady at fractional concessions
from the best figures. Almost the entire active
list is higher TO night. the only important ex-
ceptiou being Pacific Mail, which was sold down
rapidly in the last hour upon stories of the
tablishmeut of a new opposition to the company,
and the stock this evening is down II per cent.
On the other hand, Lake Erie &c Western pre-
ferred. Louisville & Nashville. Tennessee Coal
and Western Union each Up per cent. and
others fractional amounts
Railroad bonds displayed a little moro ANNA
ton. but the only active issue was Atlantic 81
Pacific incomes, which contributed $247.000 out
of total days business of 81, POS, 000 Denver
and South Park firstS we're a special feature. ad-
vancing per cent, TO So, light dealings.
Closing prices generally higher.
Government and State bonds were dull and
steady. Closing quotations were
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Philadelphia Record.
Work improperly done is sometimes waste
of labor. and on the farm there is often too much
work done for the results gained. Nor is such
work mistakenly performed always. for often IL
Is premeditates and in defiance OF experience
and of reason. Il is well known that all plants
require sufficient amount Of food,
heat and moisture to enable them to reach ma
turity and yield to their fullest capacity, and
where the ground is annually devoted to crops
the great difficulty is to retain its fertility and
secure from it all that should De derived under
the best possible conditions. Any diminution or
deterioration of the plant food in the soil must
be resupplied in some shape. and the smaller
the amount of plant food possessed by the farm
er. and the greater the area TO be supplied, the
mere the difficulty of recuperatne the
e Of this fact farmers do ~ no. INC always s
take into consideration the propriety of
curtailing the to be cultivated, by which
means they would be enable to supply greater
proportion of plant food 20 limited space. and
at the same time save a vast amount of labor
1t is not economical to grow thirty bushels Of
wheat on two acres as it is TO produce twenty
bushels acre, for, while in the
the farmer secures extra ten bushels by rea-
of cultivating more land for that purpose,
yet he has been compelled to perform twice as
much work, and TO spread his manure
over double the of surface. There should
be no more land PIT under cultivation than can
be properly MANFRED or fertilized. as 1t Is much
better to have acre of strong, vigorous
plants than two acres of plants improperly pro-
vided for while 1t requires just as much cultl-
walton, seeding, harvesting and hauling Tor the
inferior crop as for the better one Nor does
the influence end with a single crop.
Land that has been bountifully fed
will be in a better condition for a sue
ceeding crop, while that which has been over
taxed will gradually lose fertility and ent all an
additional expense every year. 1t is an old
rule that proper field culture should be the
for garden spot. which is to use
plenty of small areas. Work the
soil to a fine condition for the seed, keep down
the grass and weeds and make every inch of
DrOduco to fullest capacity, instead of
wasting time, labor and manure over large fields
that cannot be properly cultivated.